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Cities in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Scarsdale, NY had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2024, at 98.4%. Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 70.5%. The median was 89% and the figure for New York was 88%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.4Scarsdale, NY
Lowest70.5Haverstraw, NY
Median8990 cities
New York88History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Scarsdale, NY: 98.4 %Scarsdale, NY98.4Tarrytown, NY: 97.8 %Tarrytown, NY97.8Massapequa Park, NY: 97.1 %Massapequa Park, NY97.1Rye, NY: 96.4 %Rye, NY96.4Kenmore, NY: 96.3 %Kenmore, NY96.3Garden City, NY: 96.2 %Garden City, NY96.2Long Beach, NY: 96.2 %Long Beach, NY96.2Rockville Centre, NY: 96.2 %Rockville Centre, NY96.2Babylon, NY: 95.8 %Babylon, NY95.8Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.8 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.8Oneonta, NY: 95 %Oneonta, NY95Floral Park, NY: 94.6 %Floral Park, NY94.6Lake Grove, NY: 94.6 %Lake Grove, NY94.6East Rockaway, NY: 94.5 %East Rockaway, NY94.5Ithaca, NY: 94.5 %Ithaca, NY94.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94.2 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94.2Depew, NY: 94.2 %Depew, NY94.2Harrison, NY: 94 %Harrison, NY94Corning, NY: 94 %Corning, NY94North Tonawanda, NY: 94 %North Tonawanda, NY94Canandaigua, NY: 92.6 %Canandaigua, NY92.6Woodbury, NY: 92.5 %Woodbury, NY92.5New Hyde Park, NY: 92.4 %New Hyde Park, NY92.4Batavia, NY: 92.2 %Batavia, NY92.2Plattsburgh, NY: 92.2 %Plattsburgh, NY92.2Glens Falls, NY: 92.1 %Glens Falls, NY92.1Tonawanda, NY: 92 %Tonawanda, NY92Cohoes, NY: 91.6 %Cohoes, NY91.6Suffern, NY: 91.3 %Suffern, NY91.3Oswego, NY: 91.3 %Oswego, NY91.3Albany, NY: 91.3 %Albany, NY91.3Watertown, NY: 91.3 %Watertown, NY91.3Lynbrook, NY: 91 %Lynbrook, NY91Mount Kisco, NY: 90.7 %Mount Kisco, NY90.7Cortland, NY: 90.7 %Cortland, NY90.7Lindenhurst, NY: 90.7 %Lindenhurst, NY90.7Lockport, NY: 90.5 %Lockport, NY90.5Beacon, NY: 90 %Beacon, NY90Olean, NY: 89.6 %Olean, NY89.6Oneida, NY: 89.6 %Oneida, NY89.6Scarsdale, NY: 98.4 %Scarsdale, NY98.4Tarrytown, NY: 97.8 %Tarrytown, NY97.8Massapequa Park, NY: 97.1 %Massapequa Park, NY97.1Rye, NY: 96.4 %Rye, NY96.4Kenmore, NY: 96.3 %Kenmore, NY96.3Garden City, NY: 96.2 %Garden City, NY96.2Long Beach, NY: 96.2 %Long Beach, NY96.2Rockville Centre, NY: 96.2 %Rockville Centre, NY96.2Babylon, NY: 95.8 %Babylon, NY95.8Saratoga Springs, NY: 95.8 %Saratoga Springs, NY95.8Oneonta, NY: 95 %Oneonta, NY95Floral Park, NY: 94.6 %Floral Park, NY94.6Lake Grove, NY: 94.6 %Lake Grove, NY94.6East Rockaway, NY: 94.5 %East Rockaway, NY94.5Ithaca, NY: 94.5 %Ithaca, NY94.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 94.2 %Dobbs Ferry, NY94.2Depew, NY: 94.2 %Depew, NY94.2Harrison, NY: 94 %Harrison, NY94Corning, NY: 94 %Corning, NY94North Tonawanda, NY: 94 %North Tonawanda, NY94Canandaigua, NY: 92.6 %Canandaigua, NY92.6Woodbury, NY: 92.5 %Woodbury, NY92.5New Hyde Park, NY: 92.4 %New Hyde Park, NY92.4Batavia, NY: 92.2 %Batavia, NY92.2Plattsburgh, NY: 92.2 %Plattsburgh, NY92.2Glens Falls, NY: 92.1 %Glens Falls, NY92.1Tonawanda, NY: 92 %Tonawanda, NY92Cohoes, NY: 91.6 %Cohoes, NY91.6Suffern, NY: 91.3 %Suffern, NY91.3Oswego, NY: 91.3 %Oswego, NY91.3Albany, NY: 91.3 %Albany, NY91.3Watertown, NY: 91.3 %Watertown, NY91.3Lynbrook, NY: 91 %Lynbrook, NY91Mount Kisco, NY: 90.7 %Mount Kisco, NY90.7Cortland, NY: 90.7 %Cortland, NY90.7Lindenhurst, NY: 90.7 %Lindenhurst, NY90.7Lockport, NY: 90.5 %Lockport, NY90.5Beacon, NY: 90 %Beacon, NY90Olean, NY: 89.6 %Olean, NY89.6Oneida, NY: 89.6 %Oneida, NY89.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scarsdale, NY98.4+0.6 pts
2Tarrytown, NY97.8+2.1 pts
3Massapequa Park, NY97.1-0.4 pts
4Rye, NY96.4-1.1 pts
5Kenmore, NY96.3-0.3 pts
6Garden City, NY96.2+0.3 pts
7Long Beach, NY96.2-0 pts
7Rockville Centre, NY96.2+0.3 pts
9Babylon, NY95.8-1.1 pts
10Saratoga Springs, NY95.8+0.1 pts
11Oneonta, NY95+0.6 pts
12Floral Park, NY94.6+0.1 pts
13Lake Grove, NY94.6-0.5 pts
14East Rockaway, NY94.5+2.6 pts
14Ithaca, NY94.5-0.9 pts
16Dobbs Ferry, NY94.2+0.3 pts
17Depew, NY94.2-0.7 pts
18Harrison, NY94+1.1 pts
19Corning, NY94-0.8 pts
20North Tonawanda, NY94+0.7 pts
21Canandaigua, NY92.6+1 pts
22Woodbury, NY92.5-3 pts
23New Hyde Park, NY92.4+0.9 pts
24Batavia, NY92.2+0.8 pts
24Plattsburgh, NY92.2-0.3 pts
26Glens Falls, NY92.1+2.5 pts
27Tonawanda, NY92-0.3 pts
28Cohoes, NY91.6+1.6 pts
29Suffern, NY91.3+0.5 pts
30Oswego, NY91.3-0.7 pts
31Albany, NY91.3+1.7 pts
31Watertown, NY91.3+1.9 pts
33Lynbrook, NY91-0.2 pts
34Mount Kisco, NY90.7+4.6 pts
35Cortland, NY90.7+1.4 pts
35Lindenhurst, NY90.7-1 pts
37Lockport, NY90.5+0.5 pts
38Beacon, NY90+0.9 pts
39Olean, NY89.6+0.2 pts
40Oneida, NY89.6-0.3 pts
41Westbury, NY89.5+0.7 pts
42Valley Stream, NY89.4+0.9 pts
43White Plains, NY89.2-0 pts
44Great Neck, NY89-1.1 pts
44Patchogue, NY89+1.3 pts
44Troy, NY89+0.9 pts
47Watervliet, NY88.9-1.2 pts
48Endicott, NY88.9+0.4 pts
49Niagara Falls, NY88.8+0.2 pts
50Mineola, NY88.7+0.9 pts
51Kingston, NY88.4+1.6 pts
52New Rochelle, NY88+1.3 pts
53Mamaroneck, NY87.9-0.7 pts
54Poughkeepsie, NY87.8+0.5 pts
55Amsterdam, NY87.7+0.2 pts
56Gloversville, NY87.6+1.8 pts
57Glen Cove, NY87.6+1.7 pts
58Freeport, NY87.6+1.3 pts
59Johnson City, NY87.5-1.4 pts
60Rome, NY87.4+0.5 pts
61Dunkirk, NY87.4+0.1 pts
62Binghamton, NY87.2+0.9 pts
62Geneva, NY87.2-0.2 pts
64Auburn, NY87.2+1 pts
65Jamestown, NY87.2-0.1 pts
66Buffalo, NY87+0.4 pts
67Lackawanna, NY86.3-0.4 pts
68Mount Vernon, NY85.8+1.2 pts
69Chestnut Ridge, NY85.8-3.1 pts
70Schenectady, NY85.7+0.3 pts
71Syracuse, NY85.30 pts
72Rochester, NY84.7+0.3 pts
73Peekskill, NY84.1-2.3 pts
74Airmont, NY84-1.7 pts
75New York, NY83.8+0.1 pts
76West Haverstraw, NY83.7-0.8 pts
77Yonkers, NY83.4-0.4 pts
78Fulton, NY83-1.8 pts
79Middletown, NY82.2-0 pts
80Elmira, NY81.9-0.9 pts
81Utica, NY81.3+0.9 pts
82Ossining, NY80-4.6 pts
83Newburgh, NY78.5-1.7 pts
84Port Chester, NY78.4-0.1 pts
85Hempstead, NY75.5-0.9 pts
86Sleepy Hollow, NY75.4-0.3 pts
87Kiryas Joel, NY74.5+0.4 pts
88Spring Valley, NY73.7-0.6 pts
89New Square, NY73.1+2.3 pts
90Haverstraw, NY70.5-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Scarsdale, NY, with 98.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Haverstraw, NY, with 70.5% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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